About Me

Hi! My name is Liz and I am the shopkeeper for Brown & Hopkins in Chepachet, RI!
I am the mom to two awesome boys, Sam, 21 and Kevin, 18....Where does the time go??
I recently married my soulmate, Bruce, and we are busy decorating our new home in Putnam, CT. Well, what I mean is, I am decorating and he is hanging the stuff where I tell him, oops, I meant ask him....LOL In my spare time...LOL, I rarely have any spare time! But when I am not ordering stuff for the store, balancing the checkbook, displaying merchandise, or working on the blog, facebooking and marketing for the store, I enjoy gardening, decorating, cooking, socializing with friends and family and trying new restaurants! I hope you enjoy the Brown & Hopkins Blog! Please comment if you like it, or I have made you smile.....or even if I've made you mad...I want to hear it all!

Monday, May 19, 2008

It is an ironing board table, manufactured by the Martin-Reed Table Company of Hartland, VT I imagine it was constructed some time in the early 1900's, however I haven't been able to gather any historical information yet, to date.About 5 years ago, I purchased this unique gem at an antique store. I just fell in love with the color...a red, with lots of paint splats! And the fact that the ironing board section folds up and can be hidden beneath the lift top.....Magnificent!! Tell me I live under a rock, but I had never seen anything like it! In the instructions, it tells you about ironing skirts, so it has to have been made when big skirts were the rage. If anyone can tell me more about this table, please email me at shopkeeper@brownandhopkins.comAll I can say is, Thank Goodness for modern conveniences!I iron everyday, but don't think I would like to do it the old fashioned way!

6 comments:

I'm with you on this one Liz - I think I'll keep my modern ironing board. Can't say I've ever seen one of these either!! Quite a find, I'd say. Thanks for stopping by to see me - your store is lovely - and what incredible history - WOW. I'll be checking in often! Have a blessed day! Cathy

I was wondering if you found anything more about this table. I was also wondering if you would mind if I used your pictures in a forum. I actually found this same table last week. Different colors but the same none the less. I will be putting it in my store but its currently not on hand and I didnt take any pictures of it at the time. I was just hoping to get more info on this piece. Thank you.